swap_horiz Lentinula edodes Alternatives

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Hericium erinaceus

Long, hanging white spines give lion's mane its unusual appearance, replacing the gills found beneath many familiar mush...

Medicinal Edible Cultivated Tooth Fungus

8.46 Great

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Ganoderma lucidum

Ganoderma lucidum belongs to the polypores, fungi that release spores through pores beneath their fruiting bodies. Its g...

Medicinal Asian Immune Support Polypore

8.28 Great

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Grifola frondosa

Grifola frondosa, commonly known as maitake or hen-of-the-woods, is a polypore mushroom associated with oak trees. It’s...

Medicinal Asian Edible Polypore

8.28 Great

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Tricholoma matsutake

The Tricholoma matsutake is a highly sought-after mushroom found primarily in East Asian pine forests. It’s notable for...

Gourmet Asian Edible Tricholoma

8.28 Great

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Pleurotus ostreatus

Pleurotus ostreatus, commonly known as the oyster mushroom, is a widely cultivated species of edible fungus found natura...

Cosmopolitan Culinary Edible Oyster

7.96 Good

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Boletus pinophilus

Boletus pinophilus, commonly known as the pine bolete, is a large, robust, edible mushroom belonging to the Boletaceae f...

European Culinary Edible Pine

7.82 Good

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Cordyceps militaris

Cordyceps militaris is a species of entomopathogenic fungus that parasitizes the larvae and pupae of butterflies and mot...

Medicinal Asian Immune Support Cultivated

7.82 Good

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Pleurotus eryngii

Pleurotus eryngii, commonly known as the king trumpet mushroom, is an edible basidiomycete fungus and the largest specie...

Mediterranean Gourmet Edible Oyster

7.54 Good

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Flammulina velutipes

Flammulina velutipes, commonly known as enoki or enokitake, is an edible mushroom species widely cultivated in East Asia...

Winter Asian Edible Cultivated

7.54 Good

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Boletus reticulatus

Boletus reticulatus, commonly known as the summer cep, is a basidiomycete fungus belonging to the family Boletaceae. It...

European Summer Culinary Edible

7.36 Good

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Tremella fuciformis

*Tremella fuciformis*, commonly referred to as snow fungus or silver ear, is a species of edible parasitic jelly fungus....

Asian Edible Jelly Cultivated

7.36 Good

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Auricularia auricula-judae

*Auricularia auricula-judae*, widely known as wood ear or jelly ear, is an edible basidiomycete fungus characterized by...

Asian Edible Jelly Cultivated

7.36 Good

13

Agaricus subrufescens

Agaricus subrufescens, commonly known as the almond mushroom, is a species of edible fungus native to the Americas and f...

Tropical Medicinal Edible Cultivated

7.22 Good

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Morchella importuna

Morchella importuna is a recently described morel species, formally recognized in 2012, notable for frequently fruiting...

Spring Asian Edible Morel

7.18 Good

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Pholiota nameko

Pholiota nameko, commonly called nameko, is a small amber-brown edible mushroom native to Japan and widely cultivated in...

Asian Edible Cultivated Slippery

7.08 Good

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Agaricus blazei

Agaricus subrufescens is an edible cultivated mushroom that has also been widely marketed under the names Agaricus blaze...

Medicinal South American Edible Immune Support

6.99 Fair

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Pleurotus citrinopileatus

Pleurotus citrinopileatus, commonly called the golden oyster mushroom, is an edible wood-decaying fungus native to parts...

Asian Edible Oyster Cultivated

6.81 Fair

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Pleurotus pulmonarius

Pleurotus pulmonarius, commonly known as the Indian oyster or phoenix mushroom, is a species of edible fungus that is wi...

Cosmopolitan Culinary Edible Oyster

6.72 Fair

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Agaricus bisporus

Agaricus bisporus is an edible basidiomycete mushroom cultivated worldwide for food. The names white button, cremini, an...

Cosmopolitan Culinary Edible Cultivated

6.53 Fair

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Volvariella volvacea

Volvariella volvacea, known as the paddy straw mushroom, is an edible species cultivated widely in tropical and subtropi...

Tropical Asian Edible Cultivated

5.98 Mediocre